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6 Australians killed in holiday tragedy

The Federal Government says a child is among six Australians who've been killed and 24 who've been hurt in a bus crash in Egypt. The group of police and emergency service officers from Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory and, along with their families, were on a bus travelling along the Cairo to Alexandria desert road late last night, when the accident happened.

China looks to renewable resources to fuel energy demand

China is fast becoming one of worst polluters on the globe, thanks to a booming economy and an insatiable demand for energy. But that demand is actually outstripping supply in many parts of the country, with power outages common in many Chinese cities. As a result, it's scouring the world locking up energy supply contracts, and is moving to improve the efficiency of energy production and consumption at home.

Paul Lennon admits to VIP treatment at Packer hotel

Tasmania's Premier, Paul Lennon, is learning the hard way that there's no such thing as a free lunch - or a free hotel upgrade for that matter. Despite previous denials, Mr Lennon says he did receive VIP treatment at a hotel run by the Packer family's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited just days before the company was granted a gambling license worth $700-million.

SA still recovering a year on from devastating bushfires

It's been a year since the farming communities on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula were fighting for their lives and their land against one of the state's worst bushfires in decades. The locals are now getting on with the job of rebuilding, but today paused to remember the nine people who died in the fires. It seems some good has come from the ashes of last year's devastation - a rethink of the way farmers use their land.